News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

Gil Mahé, director of research at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD) is a specialist in the great African rivers. Here, he shares his knowledge to provide better understanding of the mechanisms in play in the Inner Niger Delta, an extraordinary wetland. He also sets out its perspectives, with the predictable impacts of climate change on this habitat and above all on human activities.

  Whereas the combat against climate change has become a priority around the world, the issue of access to water and drainage for all, both essential daily requirements, remains mostly ignored by the media and international decision-makers. A major actor in the combat for universal access to drinking water, Solidarités International  recalls the urgent need to […]

On 25 February 2019, the Heads of State of 17 African countries* adopted a climate investment plan for the Sahel region. Scheduled over a period of 12 years, it has been allocated funds amounting to €350 billion. A priority programme for the period 2020-2025, and decided at the Paris Agreement, identified six projects to limit […]

Save the Niger. This was the watchword exclaimed in 2015 on the occasion of the COP21. Africa’s third longest river (4,200 km) after the Nile and the Congo, its basin covers almost 2 million km² at the heart of West Africa and part of Central Africa. A vital resource for Mali, it feeds 85% of […]

Evening for the general public organised during the Festival Quai du Départ.